Juan Mata's transfer to Manchester United will be finalised "sooner rather than later", according to Jose Mourinho.
United are expected to complete a club-record move for the Chelsea midfielder today once a medical has been completed in Manchester.
And speaking at his Friday press conference Mourinho confirmed the deal should go through without a hitch.
He said: "Things are going in a good direction. We allowed Juan to travel and have a medical and I think sooner rather than later things will be finalised."
"When the offer came I asked him 'are you really happy to go?' and he said 'yes, I'm really happy.'"
United will reportedly hand over £37m for the Spain international, far exceeding the £30.75m they are thought to have spent on Dimitar Berbatov in 2008.
The fee also represents a hefty profit for Chelsea on a player they signed for £23.5m from Valencia in 2011.
Mata was named Chelsea's player of the year in each of the past two seasons but has been reduced to a bit-part role since Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge.
"He's a fantastic player," Mourinho said. "The offer we've received we feel is the right offer for the quality of the player.
"It's a good move for Juan, it's a good move for the Premier League and the offer is the right offer. He was fantastic for Chelsea and Chelsea were fantastic for him."